League

Croughton
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Deptford City's Zoheir Zane started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Okacha Mezali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croughton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deptford City the free kick. The supporters of Deptford City booed when Croughton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Okacha Mezali didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 8 in the game by Andaz Debbagh from a close distance when the talented Aylan Touati managed to make a qualified save. Deptford City's players were relieved. After having played for 14 minutes, Yamine Bestandji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deptford City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yamine Bestandji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16thth minute of the game Zineddine Hammad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croughton's Abdul Zarabi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th match minute, Croughton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Kouici to maneuver through the defense. Rabah Kherchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deptford City's Zineddine Hammad got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 28 minutes, Rachid Slaïmi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deptford City and the Croughton players grew even worse after the yellow card. 27 minutes into the game, one of Deptford City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 29th minute there was a penalty for Croughton. Mohamed Maghili stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Aylan Touati. 1-0. Rabah Kherchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Andaz Debbagh came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Croughton fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andaz Debbagh couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zineddine Hammad in the 41st minute of play forced Croughton's goalkeeper Abdul Zarabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Andaz Debbagh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aylan Touati was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rabah Kherchi to strike the kick off in the second half. If Zineddine Hammad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andaz Debbagh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 57 minutes, Rabah Kherchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croughton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rabah Kherchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aylan Touati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andaz Debbagh, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Fouad Faudel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aylan Touati. Deptford City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Benamar Rahouli struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Aylan Touati didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croughton. If Zoheir Zane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Croughton's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zineddine Hammad fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Zineddine Hammad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Croughton had won after a very even match.